The invention discloses a quantum dot composition and a preparation method thereof, wherein the quantum dot composition comprises quantum dots and a medium, the quantum dot comprises a quantum dot core, a metal layer covering the quantum dot core, and a semiconductor shell layer covering the metal layer, and the metal element in the metal layer is one or a plurality of elements selected from Zn, Hg, Al, Ga and In. According to the present invention, the semiconductor core-shell quantum dot having the metal layer is used as the quantum dot light-emitting material in the quantum dot composition,wherein the metal layer can enhance the light emitting efficiency of the quantum dot, and can enhance the light emitting efficiency and the size uniformity of the quantum dot; and the quantum dots can achieve the good performance of the quantum dot composition due to the efficient light emitting efficiency so as to well meet the comprehensive performance requirements on quantum dot materials in semiconductor applications, such that the product is the ideal quantum dot light emitting material suitable for semiconductor devices and display technologies.